ENGLAND are ELIMINATED from EURO 2008 =]
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England axe McClaren
FA confirm departure
The Football Association have confirmed the departure of England coach Steve McClaren.
McClaren's tenure was brought to an end on Thursday, less than 24 hours after England were knocked out of Euro 2008 at the qualifying stage.
England, who only needed a draw against Croatia to seal their place at the finals in Austria & Switzerland, lost 3-2 at Wembley on Wednesday.
McClaren was contracted up to the World Cup in 2010 - but he will not be seeing out the remaining 33 months of his contract after England's first failure to qualify for the finals of a major tournament since 1994.
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at least some good news for the fans...
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hurray!!!..
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Fabio Cappello of RM gonna take over!!
Yeah, Galactico policy at England team!
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England fans want Jose Mourinho !!
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even better news for mcclaren, his payoff is about 2.9 mil pounds....that's more than $8mil sg...can retire for life.......news like this will soon fade away....but the money for luxurious living remains.....Originally posted by Saltiga:at least some good news for the fans... -
2.9 million for incompetency?Originally posted by countdracula:even better news for mcclaren, his payoff is about 2.9 mil pounds....that's more than $8mil sg...can retire for life.......news like this will soon fade away....but the money for luxurious living remains.....
Only in England.
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English FA is too dam rich.. after paying SGE a couple of millions now pay Mclown another couple of millions.. but guess the incompetency is the FA and not MclownOriginally posted by nanren4ever:2.9 million for incompetency?
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Updated: Nov. 22, 2007
Keane: Big-ego players detrimental to England
LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuters) - Sunderland manager Roy Keane said on Thursday that he felt some England players had inflated egos and were so obsessed by club football that they no longer cared about the international game.
The former Ireland midfielder said he understood why Steve McClaren was sacked as manager following England's 3-2 home defeat by Croatia that ended their Euro 2008 hopes but added that there were more fundamental problems with the set up.
'England should qualify with the players they have but good players don't always make a good team,' Keane told a press conference. 'Certainly last night they didn't do it. The manager pays the price but the players didn't do him any favours.
'From the outside looking in, I tend to think there are too many egos in there, too many big heads. If you get carried way with a little bit of success then you are in trouble.
'You look at the England set up and they don't appear to be a happy bunch I have to say.
'Watching the highlights and some of the players being interviewed last night and their body language, I don't think international football is that important to a lot of these players these days and club football has taken over, especially for a lot of top players involved in the Champions League.'
Keane, one of the most committed and dedicated professionals of recent years, felt the English FA was working hard to encourage the development of basic skills at grass roots level.
'You have to have the heart and passion but that only gets you so far,' he said. 'Technically you have to be able to handle the ball and these top countries who win tournaments have that.'
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How true
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i still think SAF made a mistake dissing himOriginally posted by deathscythe99:Updated: Nov. 22, 2007
Keane: Big-ego players detrimental to England
LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuters) - Sunderland manager Roy Keane said on Thursday that he felt some England players had inflated egos and were so obsessed by club football that they no longer cared about the international game.
The former Ireland midfielder said he understood why Steve McClaren was sacked as manager following England's 3-2 home defeat by Croatia that ended their Euro 2008 hopes but added that there were more fundamental problems with the set up.
'England should qualify with the players they have but good players don't always make a good team,' Keane told a press conference. 'Certainly last night they didn't do it. The manager pays the price but the players didn't do him any favours.
'From the outside looking in, I tend to think there are too many egos in there, too many big heads. If you get carried way with a little bit of success then you are in trouble.
'You look at the England set up and they don't appear to be a happy bunch I have to say.
'Watching the highlights and some of the players being interviewed last night and their body language, I don't think international football is that important to a lot of these players these days and club football has taken over, especially for a lot of top players involved in the Champions League.'
Keane, one of the most committed and dedicated professionals of recent years, felt the English FA was working hard to encourage the development of basic skills at grass roots level.
'You have to have the heart and passion but that only gets you so far,' he said. 'Technically you have to be able to handle the ball and these top countries who win tournaments have that.'
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How true
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keane was spot on! have a feeling he is shooting at those manu players who 'injured' themselves at a crucial time like this.Originally posted by deathscythe99:Updated: Nov. 22, 2007
Keane: Big-ego players detrimental to England
LONDON, Nov. 22 (Reuters) - Sunderland manager Roy Keane said on Thursday that he felt some England players had inflated egos and were so obsessed by club football that they no longer cared about the international game.
The former Ireland midfielder said he understood why Steve McClaren was sacked as manager following England's 3-2 home defeat by Croatia that ended their Euro 2008 hopes but added that there were more fundamental problems with the set up.
'England should qualify with the players they have but good players don't always make a good team,' Keane told a press conference. 'Certainly last night they didn't do it. The manager pays the price but the players didn't do him any favours.
'From the outside looking in, I tend to think there are too many egos in there, too many big heads. If you get carried way with a little bit of success then you are in trouble.
'You look at the England set up and they don't appear to be a happy bunch I have to say.
'Watching the highlights and some of the players being interviewed last night and their body language, I don't think international football is that important to a lot of these players these days and club football has taken over, especially for a lot of top players involved in the Champions League.'
Keane, one of the most committed and dedicated professionals of recent years, felt the English FA was working hard to encourage the development of basic skills at grass roots level.
'You have to have the heart and passion but that only gets you so far,' he said. 'Technically you have to be able to handle the ball and these top countries who win tournaments have that.'
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How true
one of england failure might be due to fact dat there is club difference in the team. england squad consists mostly on manu n chelsea players, thus building rivalry among themselves n not getting along. -
Mourinho!!!
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No he's shooting at Arsenal for not producing English players. Blame arsenal.Originally posted by 798:keane was spot on! have a feeling he is shooting at those manu players who 'injured' themselves at a crucial time like this.
one of england failure might be due to fact dat there is club difference in the team. england squad consists mostly on manu n chelsea players, thus building rivalry among themselves n not getting along. -
Wrong... Due to law and breach of contract. In any part of Europe,this will happen. Contract stated,he will be manager for 3 years and after 18 months, he is forced to go. Compensation is needed. If he stays out thru this 3 years, including bonus and other incentives++,I believe will mount to 10 million pounds. So to FA,it consider a good deal at 2.9 million as compensation!Originally posted by nanren4ever:2.9 million for incompetency?
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din expect macca so early exit... well the seat is up open... tink it might b another english manager..
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i hope the next one will be a surprise one like shearer.Originally posted by BrUtUs:din expect macca so early exit... well the seat is up open... tink it might b another english manager..
n not another local manager from small club pls!
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dun tink shearer ready for tat job yet... he hvnt get chance to manage NU yet... 1 person suits england job alot... fergie.. hes brit too...Originally posted by 798:i hope the next one will be a surprise one like shearer.
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fergie?!? gimme a break! he is scottish lah n i dun think he has the gut to take up this sh1t job.Originally posted by BrUtUs:dun tink shearer ready for tat job yet... he hvnt get chance to manage NU yet... 1 person suits england job alot... fergie.. hes brit too... -
He said something about that once, something like he'd rather die than take the English job or something like that. Was Scotland and England ever in the same group for some qualification or something?Originally posted by 798:fergie?!? gimme a break! he is scottish lah n i dun think he has the gut to take up this sh1t job. -
Eh.... I don't think people choose when they can be injured.Originally posted by 798:keane was spot on! have a feeling he is shooting at those manu players who 'injured' themselves at a crucial time like this.
one of england failure might be due to fact dat there is club difference in the team. england squad consists mostly on manu n chelsea players, thus building rivalry among themselves n not getting along.
But just to see the injury list and the clubs they come from.
John Terry (Chelsea)
Ferdinand (Man U)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Neville (Man U), although I think it may be time for another RB to step in
Hargreaves (Man U)
Rooney (Man U)
Owen (Newcastle) -
not another local manager from small club but shearer as the surprise? shearer wasn;t even a manager in the 1st place?????Originally posted by 798:i hope the next one will be a surprise one like shearer.
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to be honest, if england wanna do well in international level, not only they need a world class mgr, they need to revamp their epl too
there're too many foreigners playing in epl liao..the FA should step in n set a quota of english players playing every match overtime...invest in youth academy etc... -
Damm, Gerrard dunno pass the ball away to Croatia how many times!
Either he's in his worst form ever or somehow he & the Croats have a hand in some kelong thingy.
Barry seems to disappear into thin air. Nobody seen him until he was sub.
Lampard is the only midfielder who made some effort as well as gave England some hope when he score the 1st goal.
But being a hot-head guy, he ventured forward too soon & too many times leaving the midfield with the other 2 miserable fellows -
Arrogant England will nvr learn...
I'm glad they're out!
At least i'm glad Holland qualified
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Arsenal fans: For what need English players? As long as Assnel win can already.Originally posted by Inzaghi:to be honest, if england wanna do well in international level, not only they need a world class mgr, they need to revamp their epl too
there're too many foreigners playing in epl liao..the FA should step in n set a quota of english players playing every match overtime...invest in youth academy etc...